Monetary Sector credit to private sector in World
World: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 90.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in World, 1960–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, monetary sector credit to private sector in World stood at 90.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in World peaked at 96.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.4% | 32.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.2% | 45.7% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 52.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 72.4% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 80.6% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 90.4% | 96.4% | 5 |
More financial sector data for World
- Domestic credit to private sector 140.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 40.0% (2024)
- Broad money 136.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.89 (2025)
- Net migration 0 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 89.5% (2024)
- Interest rate spread 5.9% (2019)
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio 18.0% (2024)
- Listed domestic companies, total 53,087 (2025)
- Commercial bank branches 11.12 per 100,000 adults (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in World?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in World was 90.4% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1960.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.